Pest Control Kent
Twelve services across forty-seven towns. Pick the town and you get the local picture; pick the pest and you get the detail. Either way there is no call-out fee and the price is agreed before anything is booked.
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Two Ways Into This
Most people arrive knowing one of two things: what the pest is, or where they are. This page is organised both ways.
If you know what it is, go to the service. Each one has its own pages with the detail — what the treatment involves, what it costs where there is a price, what the guarantee covers, and what commonly goes wrong.
If you would rather start local, go to your town. Each of the forty-seven town pages says what pest work in that particular place actually involves, which is genuinely not the same everywhere: a Gillingham semi lets them up the cavity wall, a Canterbury student let turns over every June, a Sheerness park home has a void underneath it, and a flat in Erith has a bin store that belongs to somebody else.
And if you are not sure what you have, ring and describe it. That conversation is free and it quite often ends with us telling you it is bees and you want a beekeeper.
What we cover
The Services
Wasp Nest Removal
Nests in eaves, lofts, cavities, sheds and hedges. Treated same or next day for one fixed price.
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Rat Control
Baiting, trapping and — the part that matters — finding and closing how they are getting in.
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Mice Control
A mouse gets through a gap the width of a pencil. Treatment plus proofing, not one without the other.
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Bed Bug Control
Beds, frames, headboards and the room around them. Always more than one visit — nothing kills unhatched eggs.
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Flea Control
Carpets, upholstery and pet bedding. Works properly only alongside current treatment from your vet.
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Ant Control
Gel bait taken back to the nest rather than a spray that kills the ones you can see and nothing else.
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Cockroach Control
German and Oriental cockroaches in kitchens, flats and food premises. Discreet and documented.
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Moth Removal
Carpet and clothes moths in wool carpets, rugs, wardrobes and under furniture that never gets moved.
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Carpet Beetle
Often mistaken for moth damage. The larvae — "woolly bears" — do the eating, and they hide in the underlay.
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Squirrel Control
Grey squirrels in lofts and roof spaces, where they chew cables and lift insulation. Legally handled.
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Commercial Pest Control
Pubs, shops, kitchens, schools, care homes, warehouses and farms. Out of hours, with the paperwork.
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Four Things Worth Saying Up Front
Not everything needs treating. Bumblebees and solitary bees are best left alone, a honeybee swarm wants a beekeeper rather than us, and gulls and their active nests are protected by law. Saying so costs us bookings and it is still the right answer.
Proofing is the part that lasts. A treatment deals with what is there now; closing the way in is what stops it happening again. On this county's housing that is usually the roofline, the airbricks and the drains, and it is worth more than another visit.
Some of it is not our trade. Chewed cable is an electrician. A cracked drain is a drainage contractor. A blocked flue is a Gas Safe engineer. We will tell you which, and we would rather say it than take the money.
The guarantee has terms, and here they are. If the problem is still active after the treatment has had time to work, we come back and there is no second call-out fee. It does not cover a new infestation arriving from a source nobody has closed — which is exactly why the proofing conversation matters.
Cost
What Has a Price and What Does Not
One service on this site has a published figure: wasp nest treatment at £90, fixed, with no call-out fee, no charge for working at height and no charge for awkward access. It is the only job that is genuinely the same every time — one nest, one visit, done.
Everything else depends on the building and the extent, so it is quoted rather than listed. Quotes are free, there is no call-out fee for coming to look, and the price is agreed with you before any work starts. If a figure changes on the day, something has gone wrong.
Two things genuinely affect what you pay, and both are worth knowing before you ring. Timing: most problems are cheaper and safer dealt with early, and a wasp nest in June is a fraction of the risk of the same nest in September even though the price is identical. And the size of the building: a terraced house and a warehouse are not the same survey, and a block of flats is a different job again.
There is no travel charge and no different pricing depending on which end of the county you are.
Commercial
Food Premises, Blocks and Managed Property
Commercial work is arranged differently from domestic work, and the difference is mostly about timing and records.
Attendance can be early, late or on a closed day so the premises keep trading, and there is no out-of-hours surcharge. The useful output is not only the treatment: what was found, where, what was applied, what was recommended and what is still outstanding. For food premises that record is what turns a finding into a closed item at an inspection, and it matters as much as the work.
For blocks and managed property the recurring problem is different again — the part of the building with the problem is communal, and the resident who is suffering cannot authorise anything. A written finding is what moves that, because an agent can act on a maintenance item in a way they cannot act on a complaint.
Ongoing contracts are available where the pressure justifies them, and free surveys come before any of it. The article on one-off treatments versus contracts sets out honestly which is worth having.
Going further
Advice Worth Reading First
What Happens On A First Visit
Nobody enjoys booking this. Here is exactly what it involves, so there are no surprises on the day.
Read more ›What It Costs, And What Changes It
One published price, and an honest account of why everything else is quoted instead of listed.
Read more ›Pests In A Rented Home: Who Is Responsible?
General information rather than legal advice, and the short answer is that it usually turns on how they got in.
Read more ›Pest Control And Your Food Hygiene Rating
The treatment is half of it. The paperwork is the half that gets scored.
Read more ›Preparing For A Treatment
Some of this genuinely changes the result. Some of it just saves time. Both are worth doing.
Read more ›Which Trade Does What
We would rather tell you it is somebody else’s job than take the money and leave you with it.
Read more ›One-Off Treatment Or A Contract?
Contracts suit some premises and are a waste of money for others. Here is the honest test.
Read more ›Wildlife Law, And What Cannot Be Treated
Some of the things people ring about are protected, and a firm that offers to deal with them anyway is offering to break the law on your behalf.
Read more ›Pests When Buying Or Selling A House
It comes up more often than people expect, usually at the worst possible moment in the chain.
Read more ›Pest Control In A Flat Or A Block
The hardest part is rarely the pest. It is that the part of the building causing it is not yours.
Read more ›Pest Control Kent — Common Questions
What pests do you deal with?
Rats, mice, wasps and hornets, bed bugs, fleas, ants, cockroaches, moths, carpet beetle and squirrels, for homes and businesses. If you are not sure what you have, ring and describe it.
How quickly can you come?
Same-day where we can, and next-day for most things. Early evening and weekend appointments are available at no extra cost.
What does it cost?
Wasp nest removal is a fixed £90 with no call-out fee. Everything else depends on the building and the extent, so it is quoted free and agreed before any work starts.
Is there a call-out charge?
No. There is no call-out charge, no travel charge and no surcharge for evenings or weekends.
Is it guaranteed?
Yes, and the terms are these: if it is still active after the treatment has had time to work we come back, with no second call-out fee. It does not cover a new infestation from a source nobody has closed.
Is the treatment safe with children and pets?
The products are safe when applied correctly, and the technician will tell you what precautions apply during and after. Say when you book if there are children, pets, or anyone with a health condition in the property.
Do you work with businesses?
Yes - shops, restaurants, takeaways, pubs, hotels, warehouses, offices and agricultural premises, with out-of-hours attendance and a written record of what was found and done.
Will it come back?
Not if the way in is closed. That is why proofing matters more than the treatment on most jobs, and why the quote separates the two so you can see what you are paying for.
Do you treat bees?
No. Honeybee swarms want a local beekeeper, who will usually collect one free, and bumblebees and solitary bees are best left alone.
I rent. Who is responsible?
Broadly, structural defects that let pests in are the landlord’s, and waste and cleanliness are the tenant’s. There is a fuller account in the landlord and tenant article.
One Last Thing
If you know what you have, the service pages have the detail. If you would rather talk to somebody, ring and describe what you are seeing — there is no call-out fee for coming to look, and the answer to “is this even a problem” is free.
Get A Free Quote
Tell us your postcode and what you are seeing. We will come back with a time and a fixed price before anything is booked.
Local Experts You Can Trust
Fast, effective, affordable pest control for homes and businesses across the whole of Kent. Fully qualified technicians, fixed prices, every service guaranteed.